No-till planting of sweet corn into a killed winter rye cover crop has the potential to provide soil health benefits such as reduced compaction, improved soil water holding capacity, reduced ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! Fall is a great time to apply soil amendments to the garden, the lawn and our crop fields. Compost, composted or aged manure, fertilizers and lime can all ...

BUHL — Richard Azevedo has several new species in one of his fields this fall: tillage radish, winter peas — and worms. Of the three, the most surprising are the young earthworms. Azevedo has been ...

MANKATO, Minn. — Implementing no-till farming and other conservation practices can be great for your farm’s soil health and overall environment. But many have concerns when it comes to the cost of ...

As your vegetable garden winds down for the season, it can be tempting to simply let it rest until spring. But what if you ...

Jul. 28—HARTLAND — Farmer Mike Hunnicutt, who works organically with row crops and small grain and organic canning crops, hosted a Freeborn County Health Field Day Wednesday with the help of his ...

Government incentives aimed at mitigating climate change are almost sure to motivate you, and your landlords, to move toward no-till and cover crops. That’s the reason for our series of stories aimed ...

Can a no-till garden really grow healthier plants with less effort? In this video, we put the no-till gardening method to the test and take a closer look at how it stacks up against traditional ...

CALMAR —The benefits of no-till, cover crops and livestock were emphasized during the recent Central Turkey River Nutrient Reduction Demonstration Project Kick-off Event held at Northeast Iowa ...

CLEMSON — Clemson University’s Sustainable Agriculture Program has received a $175,000 collaborative grant to study and refine no-till cover-crop management for weed control in vegetable production.